Defense

Though unwelcomed by many liberals, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address received strong bipartisan support, as he compellingly presented the case for stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons, rather than capitulating to Iran in desperate pursuit of a deal.

As a female Marine veteran writes, the quest to push women into combat is leading to significantly lowered military standards, with President Obama’s top military officer saying that if a “standard is so high that a woman couldn’t make it, the burden is now on the service to come back and explain, why is it that high?”

If the United States wants to win its fight against Islamic terrorism, Congress needs to take a more active role in identifying the enemy and its strongholds, backers, recruitment, and strategic thinking and doctrine—as a precursor to developing strategies for achieving victory.

Our rash defense cuts may cost us more in the long run, writes a distinguished congressionally appointed panel, as “each service is experiencing degradations in so many areas at once…at a time of growing security challenges”—and “the longer readiness is allowed to deteriorate, the more money will be required to restore it.”

In honor of the 70th anniversary of D-Day (June 6, 1944) and the 10th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s passing (June 5, 2004), here is President Reagan from 30 years ago, speaking movingly at Normandy on June 6, 1984.

Will the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review under President Obama again fail to define the force structure and force-modernization plans needed to execute the full range of missions that our national defense strategy calls for—despite being legally required to do so?